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The move is intended to boost the rollout of chargepoints.

Two other people were taken to hospital.

The region is the first in England to move into drought status – despite recent rain – following one of the driest springs on record.

The Prime Minister has been scathing in his criticism of the Reform leader.

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) released a list of 518 employers and businesses that underpaid workers over several years.

The Prime Minister suggested Reform UK is creating a ‘toxic divide’ with a campaign video it produced ahead of a Holyrood by-election.

Roy Barclay, 56, denies killing Anita Rose, 57, while she was out walking her dog near her home in Suffolk last July.

Ireland’s deputy premier, Simon Harris, said his Government will ‘continue to monitor the implications’.

Isla Gear was speaking as she brought her 200,000-name petition on the issue to the Scottish Parliament.

Confidence in Scotland rose 12 points during May to 52%, according to the Bank of Scotland’s Business Barometer.

Ifthikhar Alam, 25, appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday charged with three counts of fraud by false representation

Mel Graham, 50, spent two months working at a hospital in the region earlier this year.

Warships and helicopters were activated ‘ensure the security and integrity of the UK’s critical sea-lanes’.

The programme will be unveiled in the coming months.

The retailer previously said it could take between three and five years to get fully back on track.

The Government has unveiled plans to legislate to bring reservoirs into the ‘nationally significant’ planning category.

The 58-year-old has denied murdering his wife, Tina, at their home in Co Cork in March 2017.

It is the first time an estimate has been made publicly available of how common the condition may be among the population.

Former Sinn Fein leader Mr Adams alleges a BBC Spotlight programme, and an accompanying online story, defamed him.

Some 343 riders lost their lives in crashes in 2024, up from 315 during the previous 12 months.